Homestead

Member Since March 2006

My Story
I originally joined curves in March 2006 in Homestead,FL. It was just a ten minute walk from my house and it seemed like a lot of fun so I peaked my head in the door. At first I was a little afraid but I knew at my then current weight of 344 pounds at age 27 that I needed to do something and I had been deeply depressed after losing both of my parents and my fiance within a year and a half. After working out at Curves for a few months I joined the 6 week solution class and I learned how to eat healthier, control my portion sizes and I was able to lose 25 pounds during the six week period and continued from there. Later on that year I simultaneously lost two of my brothers within a month of each other and I left Curves for almost a year. I became severely depressed and I thought I would never be able to be happy again losing five family members within a three and a half year span. I started back eating very unhealthy and had no excercise in my life until one day I realized I was back in a size 26 and I had gained 30 pounds within 2 months. Again I knew it was time to do something so I had walked back into Curvee in January 2008. My original Curves had closed down and I relocated to another Curves in Palmetto Bay,FL. I walked in with the same depressed outlook as before but the Curves leader that had been working that day changed my life. She was so upbeat and full of life that she made much easier to come to Curves. She weighed and measured me and I had a BMI of 52%. After working out at Curves again I became much happier and the women that I met there are all so welcoming and wonderful. I attended a Weight Loss support group in addition to my Curves workout and the weight started to come off. I started at a weight of 327 pounds in January 2008 and I have loss 102 pounds and am now weighing 225 and I now have a BMI of 37%. I have a few pounds to go but with the encouragement of all of my Curves ladies and the Curves circuit leader who is now the owner at my Curves I've been a success and I owe all to them. I am much happier these days and whenever I get down or depressed my Curves workout and the wonderful friends that I've met there including the owner always lift my spirits. I learned through Curves to never give up and anything is possible. My life is much happier and thanks to Curves exercise is part of my new healthier lifestyle.

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